# Haugh (surname)

Source: https://namelineage.com/surname/haugh/  
Publisher: Name Lineage. Counts from the US Census Bureau; origin and etymology from Wiktionary; bearers from Wikidata. Data updated 2026-11-11.

An English surname.

| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| Origin | Irish |
| Type | patronymic, formed from a father’s (or ancestor’s) given name |
| People in the US (2010 Census) | 3,558 |
| US rank (2010) | 9,174 of 162,253 |
| How often | about 1 in every 86,775 people |
| Change since 2000 | +2.8% (3,460 in 2000) |
| Pronunciation | not recorded |
| Variant spellings | none recorded |

## Etymology

* As an Irish surname, from Ó hEachach (“descendant of Eochu”), a popular name derived from Old Irish ech (“horse”). * As an English and Scottish surname, from Early Scots halh (“minor elevation in a marshland”). * Also as an English surname, variant of Hough.

## Who carries it

Share of people named Haugh in the 2010 US Census by the Census's own race and ethnicity groups. The Census suppresses a share when the count behind it is small.

| Group | Share |
|---|---|
| White (not Hispanic) | 95% |
| Black (not Hispanic) | 1.0% |
| Hispanic or Latino (any race) | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 1.4% |

## Where

Wikidata records people named Haugh in the United States.

## People named Haugh

- Daniel Haugh, American hammer thrower

## Similar surnames

Hu, Ha, Hough, Hau, Haigh, Hugh, Haag, Hague, Hughey, Hash, Haug, Haga.

## How to read these numbers

A Census count is people alive and counted in 2010, not births, and names occurring fewer than 100 times are not published at all. Ethnicity shares are the Census's own categories.